[Reader-list] The True Face of Ulemas and Maolvis ("Anonymous")

[Vivek Narayanan]

Thank you, MM.  I'd also like to make another point, though.  All across 
contemporary South Asia, the public sphere seems to still be saturated 
with--and even sustained by-- a culture of flattery, hagiography, 
excessive praise for supposedly important figures.  If you're not being 
compared to the sun and the moon and the himalayas, you're worthless.  
That is why, in this climate of perfect public figures, even mentioning 
minor sexual peccadiloes seems like such a taboo act.  I think we need 
to move on from that.  They are not kings and we are not courtiers.

Cheers
vivek

Mujahid Haq wrote:
> Dear friends.
>                i wrote 'anonymous' with my post becoz i don't want my name or title to be disclosed since "they" are very powerful personalities of my country which may cause problem for me. i don't want to die in young age. In short i'm, the post-starter, that is the 'Anonymous'.
>                someone of u have demanded for proves. sir what type of proofs u want? should i disclose the names of all the men between me and that 'stories'? if yes, then sorry i can't do this, at any cost. 
>                vivek ji appear to be very mature person here. his reply is very 'honslaafza' for me. you remind me of Sadat Hasan Manto.. Once he was accused of "spreading vulgarity"etc. He replied, "society is vulgar, i'm just write on it"
>               by the way if any one of you want to go in depth he can mail me. by the way whatever i wrote in my post was 101% true to my research and believe.
> Thankyou.
> M M
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